There is a slim but real chance of peace in Korea – as long as the US doesn't concede too much

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A South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing pictures of US President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a railway station in Seoul on March 9, 2018Credit:
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With the possibility of a savage war, we have no choice but to try to negotiate

Even presuming that this isn’t simply another North Korean time-buying exercise, there are still big obstacles to a resolution. First, when both sides talk about “denuclearisation” they mean very different things.